Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 275 The Bathing Goddess is Watching
“The goddess of bathing is saying, ‘Oh ho, little En, I’m here again.’”

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"Welcome, both of you."

In the core space connected by the World Tree maze, the two World Tree guardians, Engri and Ferreg, were greeted by a figure they were not very familiar with.

Mary, the black nun, always maintained a certain solemnity, and her aura was more like that of a "teacher" than anyone else in their memories.

Since Engel and Ferreg could not hear the voice of the goddess of the bath, Mary, who was holding the white disc in her hands, relayed what the goddess of the bath was saying to them.

As always, Engel mostly looked at people from the side. Ferreg, too, wore his usual friendly and gentle smile.

"The Bathing Goddess continued, 'Although I know that when we parted last time, it felt like a life-or-death situation. It's a bit awkward that we're meeting again so soon, Xiao En. But, Xiao En, your attitude is really bad. We already have a girl here who's always unhappy and dislikes everyone equally. Having the same persona is a serious problem.'"

"Enough! Enough! I welcome you!"

Engel never imagined that, even though he was already in such a miserable state that he was just a soul trapped in the World Tree space, someone would still come to torment him.

In the following time, Mary took out the various items that Ritas had given her and began to set up a magic circle in the World Tree space.

Although her own knowledge of magic was limited, on the one hand, Ferreg Corta, as a student of the Akagi-class in the senior division of Erles Academy, had excellent grades. Even if he couldn't help directly, he could offer assistance verbally. On the other hand, Ritas's preparations for Mary were rather "foolproof." Therefore, the magic circle was set up in an orderly manner and proceeded quite smoothly.

The reason Ritas chose Mary, someone with limited knowledge of magic and relatively weak combat abilities, to set up the magic circle was because he was concerned about the unique nature of this space—a space that only allows entry and not exit—while the World Tree Guardians' cooldowns were still active. Furthermore, although he believed this space would become central to this event, he didn't think it posed a high immediate threat.

Mary also had another advantage: her jet-black nun's habit.

This nun's habit is one of the few items that can significantly reduce the damage caused by "teleportation magic".

Therefore, whether Mary leaves on her own or escapes in a moment of crisis, she can use the teleportation magic circle that Ritas has set up on the white disc.

That's why Mary brought the goddess of the bath over.

It's definitely not because Ritas found the goddess of bathing annoying that he gave her this "task".

Mary was busy, so the bathing goddess was put aside.

The goddess of the bath, feeling bored, didn't make a scene. Instead, she stared at the screen filled with red dots and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

Even though Ritas had been by her side the whole time, and Ritas had explained his plans, the Goddess of Bath was still somewhat unclear about what he intended to do or what role he was supposed to play in this incident.

In the Goddess of Bath's view, the optimal solution to this incident was indeed to avoid all dangers before it occurred. This included relocating all the students from the academy, and if An refused to abandon the plan, knocking her unconscious and taking her along as well.

However, Ritas said that this approach wouldn't work.

Because of "force majeure".

Ritas did not answer what force majeure was.

But ultimately, it shouldn't be a matter of historical convergence. After all, the world of Ritas today has changed far too much compared to the "Star Pattern" game.
and many more.

Has it really changed a lot?

The goddess of bathing suddenly had this question.

Perhaps, from Ritas's personal perspective, everything has changed. After all, a person who should have been dead for a long time has come back to life. Therefore, every action he takes, even something as ordinary as sleeping, waking up, or eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, can be considered "new history."

But if we look at it from a broader perspective, such as from the perspective of the whole world.

Has the world really changed that much?

Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much.

The goddess of her own world reclined, abandoning all thought.

Next, she began to tap on the reddish screen.

By now, the Goddess of Bath has figured out almost everything about this "alarm" mechanism.

She will only receive an alert when a star-mark holder who can hear her voice encounters a major crisis.

For this reason, Ritas believed that both the white disc and the church system within it were absolutely connected to the "star pattern".

As for Ritas's persistent attempt to determine what the disc was, the goddess of bathing was not particularly interested.

Why bother with all that effort? Just treat it as a wonderful device that will often play the beautiful voice of a cute JK (high school girl), isn't that great?

After lamenting that Ritas's heart would forever lack the romance unique to youth, the goddess of the bath turned her gaze back to the window.

Clicking on the five windows side by side, the Bathing Goddess found that the perspective was always fixed on the venue of the Bathing Seminar.

Or perhaps, it's still there.

Those windows belong to Melsie, Tabasha, Noah, Miriam, and Seren.

The five windows had already turned red the day before. Therefore, the goddess of bathing had been quite worried. However, Ritas, who was still with the goddess of bathing at the time, inquired about the situation briefly and then said that leaving it to Serian would not be a problem.

It was at that time that the Goddess of Bath discovered the new function of the "alarm" mechanism that appeared after the church system was upgraded.

In short, those like Melcy who have actually been attacked and are in danger are shown as a bright, deep red warning color on the screen. However, those in the surrounding area who are not yet in danger are shown as a lighter and darker warning color.

The difference between the two colors is that the former, the Bathing Goddess, allows you to not only view the surroundings but also communicate directly with those in danger. The latter, however, only allows the Bathing Goddess to see the situation; she cannot communicate with them.

In the Goddess of Bath's view, this light warning function, along with the "Request for Help" function, which is also a new function and was previously used briefly in the World Tree Maze, should be able to be used together.

Although she cannot communicate directly, she can send arrows to the lighter-colored people around her, either directing them away from danger or urging them to quickly aid members in peril.

so.
Is this lousy system really not going to give her any tutorials or manuals for the rest of her life?
With a sigh, though still somewhat worried, she could only trust Serian's Bathing Goddess for the time being, and opened the other light red windows.

One of the windows features a white cat as the main viewpoint.

At this moment, the white cat was with Einfield and Herlian, also carrying out some tasks assigned by Ritas.

For the moment, the goddess of the bath didn't see any danger approaching from near the white cat. Yet, the window was undeniably red. Even a pale red was still red!
So, what does that mean?
Anyone within this academy will indiscriminately turn red. And anyone within the academy's grounds is always at risk of danger.

"What kind of hellish academy is this?"

The goddess of bathing couldn't help but complain.

Even in the "Star Pattern" game, the second semester wasn't this chaotic. If it weren't for the princess's assassination attempt at the end, the second semester, where we could happily play the mini-games at the exchange meeting, would have been the most relaxed and leisurely semester ever.

After leaving the white cat, the goddess of the bath clicked into another one.

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Looking around, it was pitch black.

Looking at it from the unique perspective of a goddess, all you can see is tacky, tacky, and more tacky.

Whose perspective is this?

Did the church bring in an earthworm?

As the goddess of the bath was puzzled, the "earthworm" began to move.

And so, the goddess of the bath then witnessed a princess assassination attempt from a very unique perspective.

"Huh—!?"

Seeing the extraordinary performance on the stage, when the goddess of bathing pierced the third princess's chest with her sword, she couldn't help but scream.

And this assassination was like a fuse.

The already overflowing barrel of explosions at Earls College began to burst one after another.

As if she had suddenly fallen into a strange world, the goddess of the bath stared blankly at Ginny, who was like a gopher, as she used the magic "pre-made" by Ritas to hinder the "Darkborn" group along the way.

When Ginny was discovered and blown up by the "fireworks maker," her warning color should have turned deep red. But the goddess of the bath completely missed the opportunity to communicate with Ginny.

Not long after, also through Ginny's perspective, the Goddess of Bath witnessed the duel between Ritas and Rita, two exceptionally talented mages.

"Ritako——"

At first, when she saw the fireworks maker remove his gas mask, the goddess of the bath was shocked and worried about Ritas's condition.

After all, he was a fireworks craftsman. He was so powerful that even the Goddess of Bathing was too scared to investigate his true identity. He was so strong that he was almost eerily strange.

As expected, facing the firework maker's relentless pressure, Ritas's situation worsened, he made a series of blunders, fell into a desperate situation, and struggled to survive.
Then Ritas won.

Eh?
For a moment, the Bathing Goddess, not quite understanding how things were unfolding, simply scratched her head.

She even began to reflect on Rita's actions, pondering what she had done wrong.
While Rita's act of using her ultimate attack to destroy her clones was indeed quite comical, even the Goddess of Bath couldn't imagine what else Rita could have done at that moment.

On the other hand, that little guy is really too "despicable". Every method he uses is disgusting.

Is it because you have too much free time and energy when you're using your shield, but you can't use offensive magic, so you can only use "mental attacks"?
The Goddess of Bath genuinely believed that once Ritas activated that shield, it would be incredibly difficult for his opponents not to attack him. And once they did, their opponents would likely face an untimely and tragic end.
So, even if it's just to make Xiao Li look more respectable, is there anyone who can cure his "madness"?
While marveling at the scene, the goddess of bathing recalled the scene of Ritas's clone magic, which was already quite complete.

Ritas is always like this.

It seems that he only needs to hear or see a certain kind of "magic," and the next time he does, he'll naturally take it out and try it out. And the next time, that magic becomes a regular part of his arsenal. And the time after that, that magic is basically his signature move.

Such growth, from beginning to end, takes only a few months in total.

In the eyes of the goddess of bathing, this was the most unusual thing about Ritas.

He wasn't born omniscient or omnipotent. On a normal, ordinary day, he seemed like a somewhat eccentric person. But his learning ability was terrifyingly rapid. Sometimes, even after just a short separation, he would transform into a completely different person in certain areas.

He won't suddenly go from 0 to 100 like he's using a cheat code. However, the process of going from 0 to 100 is very short. Moreover, unlike cheating which can only be done once, this process can be repeated continuously.

Even though he has many "100s", to people who have only known him for a short time, he still seems like the same somewhat strange ordinary person he was at the beginning.

Sometimes, Ritas even receives comments like this.

"They're just ordinary young people with a little talent, nothing special."

It is also because of this extraordinary learning ability that Ritas can quickly make up for any flaws or shortcomings he discovers, and even turn them into traps for those with ulterior motives.

As Ritas continued to grow, he mastered more and more things and had fewer and fewer flaws.

What will it ultimately become?
In just over six months, Ritas's combat power has grown to an astonishing level.

If this expansion continues for a few more years, when the "Demon King" actually appears, will he just be captured by Ritas and used for experiments?
The Goddess of Bathing is now increasingly convinced that even in the "Star Pattern" game, the "Iron Maiden" will not die easily. As long as he leaves a breath, or even if his body dies but his soul remains, he can probably stir up huge waves in that world.

"Wow! Ginny, don't go! Follow Xiao Li! Let's follow him and see what kind of crazy thing he's up to this time!"

On the other end of the disc, watching Ginny carry Rita away, the Goddess of Bath called out anxiously.

However, now that the warning light has turned pale red, her voice did not reach Ginny.

Even though the goddess of the bath drew several arrows out of thin air for Ginny, Ginny, who was only focused on completing the task assigned by "His Holiness the White Pope," simply ran away quickly.

For a moment, the goddess of bathing thought of drawing an arrow to move the white cat over here or something.

But she soon calmed down.

Running around recklessly in this academy is somewhat dangerous, and it would be terrible if her curiosity affected Ritas and caused a big problem.

"Why"

Recalling Ritas's casual remark about preparing for ten years, and thinking back to ten years ago, which was roughly the time when Ritas enrolled in school...

The current goddess of bathing suspects that Ritas finds the Erles Academy, which has been causing him trouble, to be a real nuisance.

So, the plan is to blow up the entire academy.
(End of this chapter)